"United Holiness Church of North America; Cedar Springs, MI [H.Q.]... was formed in 1955 by conservatives within the Free Methodist Church at a camp meeting at Carson City, Michigan. Headquarters are at the Bible College at Cedar. It resembles its parent body, but is more strict in its standards of holiness. The Church cooperates with the Interdenominatinoal Holiness Convention. Membership: Not reported. "

"United Holy Church of America, Inc... A pentecostal church organized at Method, North Carolina, in a meeting held by Isaac Cheshier in 1886, this body was successively called Holy Church of North Carolina, Holy Church of North Carolina and Virginia, and finally, in 1918, United Holy Church of America, Inc... There were 50,000 members in 470 churches in 1970. "

"United Holy Church of America... Chillum, MD [H.Q.]... was formed as the outgrowth of a holiness revival conducted by the Rev. Isaac Cheshier at Method, North Carolina [near Raleight), in 1886. In 1900, the group became known as the Holy Church of North Carolina (and as growth dictated, the Holy Church of North Carolina and Virginia). In the early twentieth century, the church became Pentecostal and adopted a theology like the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee). The present name was chosen in 1916. Membership: Not reported. In 1970 there were approximately 50,000 members in 470 churches and over 400 ministers. "

Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 108.

"Bishop Charles Emmanuel Grace founded the United House of Prayer for All People... When Daddy Grace died in 1960, he had... churches and followers in most major cities... continues with United Houses of Prayer in many urban centers, though... its influence has diminished. "

"United House of Prayer for All People... Washington, D.C. [H.Q.]... Sweet Daddy race, as BishopMarcelino Manoel de Graca (1884-1960) was affectionately known by his followers, was born in 1884 on Brava, Cape Verde Islands... He founded the United House of Prayer for All People, which in the 1930s and 1940s was one of the most famous religious groups in the black community... Membership: Not reported. In 1974 Bishop McCollough claimed 4,000,000 members. There were four congregations in Washington, D.C., and others throughout the nation. "

Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973); pg. 1065.

"At the time of Daddy Grace's deathon 12 January 1960, the newspapers reported the membership of the House of Prayer as from 3 to 6 million; but Marvin A. Eisengart doubts that there were more than 25,000 regular members. "

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*LINK* "USA: 2,000 people baptised by fire hose " in DAWN Fridayfax 1998 #3 [source: United House of Prayer for All People]

The elders of "The United House of Prayer for All People ", a Pentecostal denomination with some 3.5 million members, have introduced a new and possibly very American form of baptism.

Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973); pg. 1065.

"At the time of Daddy Grace's deathon 12 January 1960, the newspapers reported the membership of the House of Prayer as from 3 to 6 million; but Marvin A. Eisengart doubts that there were more than 25,000 regular members. "

"There are more than a dozen splinter [KKK] organizations. The major ones are as follows: The United Klans of America (UKA), based in Tuscoloosa, Alabama. Claiming 1,500 members and considered the most violent Klan faction, the UKA is led by Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton, who strongly believes in keeping its 'kalvertn' (unit) secret. The group earned notoriety, however, when nineteen-year-old Michael Donald was beaten and lynched in 1981. Althoguh two UKA men were convicted for [the] murder in 1983, his mother was determined to prove further that 'Michael did no wrong.' With the Southern Poverty Law Center representing her, Beulah May Donald filed a civil suit against the entire organization... The all-white jury [awarded] $7 million damages in 1987... Since cash was unavailable, Donald's family recieved the Klan's only significant asset: its deed to the United Klans' national headquarters... helped break up the assets and power of one of the largest factions... "

"These 3 groups, however, all heirs of the Muhlenberg tradition, merged in 1918 to become the United Lutheran Church in America... this thoroughly Americanized body of 3,606 pastors and 1,714,945 members... "

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Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988); pg. 18.

Pg. 14: "At the close of World War II... "; Pg. 18: "The other largest Protestant denominations [after Methodist Church, SBC, Presbyterian] were the Episcopal church, with 2.1 million members; the United Lutheran Church in America, with 1.8 million members; and the Disciples of Christ, with 1.7 million members. "

"Data from the 1990 U.S. Census indicate that Coweta County's [Georgia, USA] population was 53,853 while Fayette's was 62,415... In Coweta County... United Methodists made up 10%, or 5,410 members... "

"Data from the 1990 U.S. Census indicate that Coweta County's [Georgia, USA] population was 53,853 while Fayette's was 62,415... Fayette County data reported... The Methodists numbered 6,526, or 10.7%. "

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